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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

this is one of my favourite poems just thought i would share it on here ....its figured strongly a couple of times in my life when i was trying to make some decisions .....

Sometime when you’re feeling important;

Sometime when your ego’s in bloom

Sometime when you take it for granted

You’re the best qualified in the room,

Sometime when you feel that your going

Would leave an unfillable hole,

Just follow these simple instructions

And see how they humble your soul;

Take a bucket and fill it with water,

Put your hand in it up to the wrist,

Pull it out and the hole that’s remaining

Is a measure of how you’ll be missed.

You can splash all you wish when you enter,

You may stir up the water galore,

But stop and you’ll find that in no time

It looks quite the same as before.

The moral of this quaint example

Is do just the best that you can,

Be proud of yourself but remember,

There’s no indispensable man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"this is one of my favourite poems just thought i would share it on here ....its figured strongly a couple of times in my life when i was trying to make some decisions .....

Sometime when you’re feeling important;

Sometime when your ego’s in bloom

Sometime when you take it for granted

You’re the best qualified in the room,

Sometime when you feel that your going

Would leave an unfillable hole,

Just follow these simple instructions

And see how they humble your soul;

Take a bucket and fill it with water,

Put your hand in it up to the wrist,

Pull it out and the hole that’s remaining

Is a measure of how you’ll be missed.

You can splash all you wish when you enter,

You may stir up the water galore,

But stop and you’ll find that in no time

It looks quite the same as before.

The moral of this quaint example

Is do just the best that you can,

Be proud of yourself but remember,

There’s no indispensable man

Very apt that on the 'eve' of my 'very possible' redundancy

Thanks xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

helped me a lot escpecially onthe decision i made to go self employed, but in a way i was indispensible cos i still go back on a monthly basis to do my thing !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Great poem - and so much truth and wisdom... and I would use "man" as referring to both, man and woman. Like it !!

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